Indian association football club based in Ahmedabad
Football club
ARA Football Club is an Indian professionalfootball club based inAhmedabad ,Gujarat .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] I-League 2nd Division .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] Gujarat SFA Club Championship .
Their reserve and youth teams play in both Hero Sub-Junior League andHero Elite League , while the women's team is a member ofIndian Women's League .[ 11]
Academy and early years [ edit ] Ahmedabad Racquet Academy (ARA) started its journey as a professional multi-sports academy inAhmedabad ,Gujarat , which mainly consists ofracquet sports and has been running since 2011 and began participating in Ahmedabad Junior league.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
The existing academy owned by Patel emerged as ARA FC in 2016 to ensure development of football in theIndian state ofGujarat .[ 15] Youth League U18 .[ 16] Gujarat State Football Association (GSFA) in 2017,[ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
On 20 November 2018, AIFF nominated ARA for proposed inclusion in the2018–19 2nd Division League .[ 20] [ 21] [ 22] Ahmedabad -based club became the only team from the state competing in a domestic tier league.[ 23]
In their maiden I-League 2nd Division in the 2018–19 season,[ 24] Lonestar Kashmir progressed to the final round.[ 25] [ 26]
They were nominated for participating in the2021 I-League Qualifiers , by virtue of emerging victorious in Gandhinagar Premier League.[ 27] Corbett FC on 5 October at theBangalore Football Stadium [ 28] [ 29] Stafford Challenge Cup in Bangalore.[ 30] [ 31] I-League 3 spot to compete in theinaugural edition .[ 32] [ 33] [ 34]
EKA Arena by TransStadia, home ground of ARAARA FC plays its home matches at theEKA Arena , which has a capacity of 20,000 spectators.[ 35] Kankaria Lake ,Ahmedabad , and has additional 10,000 temporary seats on the pitch area.[ 36]
Panoramic view of the stadium Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors [ edit ] As of 13 March 2023 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules ; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Current technical staff [ edit ] As of 12 November 2019 Position Name Team manager Head coach Assistant coach Physio
Key Tms. = Number of teams Pos. = Position in league Attendance/G = Average league attendance updated on 25 October 2020
For current and former notable ARA FC players with a Wikipedia article, see:ARA FC players .
ARA FC has its women's football team that competes in theIndian Women's League , the highest division of Indian women's football.[ 44] 2021–22 Indian Women's League season , four teams including ARA Women from four states played each other once in April 2022, in the qualifying round at theAmbedkar Stadium inNew Delhi and they qualified for the final round after topping the group.[ 45]
Honours
Youth men's team of ARA competes in the Ahmedabad Elite Youth Cup Ahmedabad.[ 47] 2022–23 U-17 Youth Cup .[ 48]
Football Academy of ARA FC gained 'elite category' accreditation by theAll India Football Federation in December 2023.[ 49]
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